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Administrative divisions
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none |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates
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1 17 N, 103 51 E |
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Constitution
3 June 1959; amended 1965 (based on preindependence State of Singapore Constitution) |
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Corruption
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9.4 |
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[5th of 160]
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Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
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FPO AP 96507-0001 |
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Executive branch > Cabinet
appointed by president, responsible to parliament |
Executive branch > Chief of state
President S R NATHAN (since 1 September 1999) |
Flag description
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white crescent (closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially enclosing five white five-pointed stars arranged in a circle |
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Government type
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parliamentary republic |
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Independence
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation) |
Judicial branch
Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the president with the advice of the prime minister, other judges are appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice); Court of Appeals |
Legal system
based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Legislative branch
unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there are up to nine nominated members; up to three losing opposition candidates who came closest to winning seats may be appointed as "nonconstituency" members |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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4% |
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[117th of 143]
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Political parties and leaders
People's Action Party or PAP [LEE Hsien Loong]; Singapore Democratic Alliance or SDA [CHIAM See Tong]; Singapore Democratic Party or SDP [CHEE Soon Juan]; Workers' Party or WP [Sylvia LIM Swee Lian]; note: SDA includes Singapore Justice Party or SJP, Singapore National Malay Organization or PKMS, Singapore People's Party or SPP |
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Status
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pseudo-democracy |
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Suffrage
21 years of age; universal and compulsory |
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Time required to start a business > days
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6 days
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[166th of 171]
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Trademarks, residents
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4,839
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[23rd of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
disputes persist with Malaysia over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapore's extensive land reclamation works, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits; in November 2007, the ICJ will hold public hearings as a consequence of the Memorials and Countermemorials filed by the parties in 2003 and 2005 over sovereignty of Pedra Branca Island/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge; Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalization of their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island; piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait |
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